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EXECUTIVE COUNSELOR'S MESSAGE

Hello Everyone,

is is Geno coming back If anyone has a new idea or plan, please share it with us.
at you. We just completed We de nitely want to hear from you.
NERA’s 61st conference and if
you did not attend, you missed To reach our new Sailors, rst, we have to get to them.
a very good and productive Discussion concerning chapters having access to the
conference. ere was nothing NOSC’s is one critical issue. Your NERA leadership will
but positive energy and a “can be trying to re-establish a viable working relationship with
do” attitude from everyone in COMNAVRESFOR and their upper command and lead-
attendance. If you noticed, ers. We have felt that in this fast moving environment that
Geno Koelker there are familiar faces and the close relationship once enjoyed has waned. Your presi-
Executive Counselor
names back on your leadership dent and I have made this a priority. One other aspect that
roles. You have a lot of experience on your new board is of concern is how many Sailors today don’t even drill at
which means the learning curve is lessened. However, we their assigned NOSC’s. ey are attached to units or areas
are also excited to see new faces in leadership which always that don’t require them to “drill” at that area. We found
provides excitement and energy. that a couple of NERA chapters have good working rela-
tionships with the Commands in their area. If your chap-
One of the topics, of course, was membership. Your new ter has that good relationship established, please reach out
NERA president, Joanne Elliot, has issued a challenge for to me so we can pass that on to the other chapters. If you
everyone to try to bring one new member to our organi- are new at your Chapter’s Executive Counselor’s position,
zation. is might sound like what you have heard before, let me know if you need some assistance. For those of you
however, it is a goal everyone should accept. is organiza- that are and have been doing this for some time, drop me
tion, along with all of the others, have the same problems. a line and hello. Working together is always better than
Discussions usually cover the same ground and ideas. We “beating the drum” by yourself. Let’s make this a good
understand that today’s Sailor is not the same as Sailors cruise for the next two years.
were in our day. How do we reach them and have them
understand our objectives and goals? ey have grown up As always,
in an era where everything was always there for them and Geno
don’t comprehend the battles fought to get those bene ts. [email protected]

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